The two bomb blasts near the downtown finish line of the storied marathon killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy, and sent more than 170 others to local hospitals, some with critical injuries.
The fifth-ranked Jayhawks also are looking at a quick turnaround after a 72-66 loss at Oklahoma on Saturday made it a three-game slide for the storied program for the first time in eight years.
The large arrangement of red roses, the three huge crystal chandeliers, and the aged parquet floors, which looked like they came from an old storied mansion, could only point to a glamorous and rarefied world.